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Prime Minister's Office
UK Foreign Secretary Mr Dominic Raab calls on PM
UK Foreign Secretary Mr Dominic Raab called on the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The discussions covered various facets of the strategic partnership between the two countries.
President's Secretariat
President of India Pays Floral Tributes to Giani Zail Singh on his Birth Anniversary
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, paid floral tributes to Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, on his birth anniversary at Guwahati today . He paid his respects before the portrait of Giani Zail Singh.
Ministry of Education
100+ Curriculum based Comic books launched by Union Education Minister
Comics can be accessed through a new WhatsApp powered Chatbot on DIKSHA
The initiative will help in increasing the cultural and social sensitivity in our children while imparting knowledge - Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'
Union Minister of Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' launched 100+ comic books created by teachers and students of CBSE schools and curated by NCERT on 24th March 2021. These comics can be accessed online on DIKSHA web portal  or via the DIKSHA app on any android Smartphone. The comics can also be accessed through a new WhatsApp powered Chatbot. The chatbot presents a unique opportunity to expand the scope of digital learning. During the occasion, Minister also launched CBSE Assessment Framework for Science, Maths and English classes as part of CBSE Competency Based Education Project.
Speaking on the occasion the Minister said that Department of School Education and Literacy, in its endeavour to provide holistic learning to students and to usher in vision envisaged in New Education Policy 2020 has launched comic books aligned to chapters of NCERT textbooks across grades 3-12. He further said that this innovative initiative will help in increasing the cultural and social sensitivity in our children while imparting knowledge. The Minister congratulated the creative and innovative teachers from various school and for this creative piece of work.
The National Education Policy 2020 envisions a shift from textbook learning to understanding concepts and making connections with real world/day-to-day activities. It also gives further impetus to all creative and out of the box thinking than rote learning. Hence, in this context, comic books aligned to chapters of NCERT textbooks across grades 3-12 have been developed as innovative pedagogical resources. The comic books have been developed by the faculties of Scholastic , Fine Art, Performing Arts and Information Technology across 12 States/UTs – Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttarakhand.
The comics are aligned with topics of NCERT textbooks and have specific story line and characters which students and teachers can relate to. Some of the key features of these comics are:
- Each comic has been divided into smaller topics supported by worksheets and it dovetails with the learning objectives and outcomes.
- It has been created in a linear progression which will help to understand basic concepts and decrease the learning gaps.
- While deconstructing the academic content; care has been taken to address issues of gender sensitivity, women empowerment, value education among other life skills.
Secretary, Department of School Education and Literary, Ministry of Education, Government of India Mrs. Anita Karwal; Sh. Manoj Ahuja Chairman CBSE graced the occasion along with senior officials from Ministry of Education, Autonomous Bodies, school teachers, Principal's and students attended the function.
Ministry of Defence
Cyclone Tauktae Update - Indian Navy Continuing with Search and Rescue Operations
Indian Navy’s Search and Rescue  operations off Mumbai and Gujarat entered its third day today. Indian Naval ships and aircraft are presently undertaking SAR of the missing crew members of Accommodation Barge P-305, which sank on 17th May, 35 miles off Mumbai.
INS Kochi, Kolkata, Beas, Betwa, Teg, P8I maritime surveillance aircraft, Chetak and Seaking helicopters are involved in the SAR operations.
INS Kochi which entered harbour on 19th May, to disembark 125 survivors and mortal remains of four crew members, was immediately sailed out in the evening again to continue the Search effort. INS Kolkata is scheduled to enter Mumbai harbour on 19th night to disembark the survivors rescued from barge P-305 and Tug ‘Varapradha’ as well as the mortal remains of 18 crew members recovered during the operation.
On completion of its operations off Gujarat coast, INS Talwar has also been diverted to conjoin the other three naval ships searching for missing crew of barge P-305, off Mumbai. As informed earlier, INS Talwar was the ‘On Scene Coordinator’ off Gujarat coast and assisted Support Station 3 and Drill Ship Sagar Bhushan, which are now being safely towed back to Mumbai by ONGC support vessels. Food and water to the 300 odd crew members of these vessels was also provided by the naval helicopters from Mumbai, earlier in the day.
As of now, 186 crew members of Accommodation barge P-305, and two from Tug ‘Varapradha’ have been rescued by IN ships and aircraft and 26 mortal remains recovered.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
More than 5.3 lakh recover from COVID-19; active cases at 2.9 lakh
2.4 lakh more Recovered Cases than Active Cases
More than 19000 people recovered in the last 24 hours
Testing per million reaches 8396.4
Focussed and coordinated steps taken in tandem by the Centre along with the States/UTs through a ‘Whole of Government’ approach, bolstered by effective clinical management of COVID-19 after early detection and timely diagnosis has led to a consistent increase in the recovered cases. In the last 24 hours, a total of 19,235 were cured of COVID-19. This has resulted in the cumulative total number of recovered cases among COVID-19 patients rising to 5,34,620 today. The recovery rate has presently improved to 62.93%.
As more people are recovering due to all-round efforts, the recovered cases exceed active cases by 2,42,362. Medical attention is being provided to all the 2,92,258 active cases.
The present health infrastructure dedicated to providing medical attention to the COVID affected includes 1370 Dedicated COVID Hospitals , 3062 Dedicated COVID Health Centres , and 10334 COVID Care Centres .
For the successful operation of these facilities, the Centre has so far provided 122.36 lakhs PPE Kits, 223.33 lakhs N95 masks, and 21,685 ventilators have been delivered to various States / UTs / Central Institutions.
Enabling factors like removing all impediments for COVID-19 testing and facilitation of widespread testing by States/UTs continues to result in a steady rise in the samples tested every day; during the last 24 hours 2,80,151 samples have been tested. The cumulative number of samples tested, as of now is 1,15,87,153. As a result of these efforts, the testing per million for India is presently 8396.4.
A crucial supporting factor in progressive rise in testing numbers is continuous expansion of the country-wide diagnostic lab network, which as on date comprises of 850 labs in the government sector and 344 private labs . These include:
• Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 624 
• TrueNat based testing labs: 472 
• CBNAAT based testing labs: 98 
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
57.22 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
36,571 new cases in the last 24 hours
Active cases account for 1.12% of total cases; lowest since March 2020
India's Active caseload stands at 3,63,605; lowest in 150 days
Recovery Rate increases to 97.54%; Highest since March 2020
36,555 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,15,61,635
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 56 days
Daily positivity rate  less than 3% for last 25 days
50.26 cr Total Tests conducted so far
Finance Commission
Shri Ajay Narayan Jha joins as Member Finance Commission
Shri Ajay Narayan Jha today joined the Fifteenth Finance Commission as its Member. He joins in place of Shri Shaktikanta Das who had resigned as a Member of the Commission after being appointed as Governor, Reserve Bank of India.
Prior to joining the Commission, Shri Jha, a 1982 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre, was the Finance Secretary to the Government of India. Earlier he had also served as Secretary to the Fourteenth Finance Commission which was headed by former RBI Governor, Shri Y.V. Reddy.
The Fifteenth Finance Commission was constituted by a Presidential Order in November, 2017 under the Chairmanship of Shri N. K. Singh to decide the formula for devolution of revenue between Centre and States, for a period of 5 years – April, 2020 to March, 2025.
President's Secretariat
PROBATIONERS OF INDIAN FOREIGN SERVICE CALL ON THE PRESIDENT
RAPIDLY EXPANDING INDIA’S ROLE AND INFLUENCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA PRESENTS UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITIES ALONG WITH NEW CHALLENGES FOR YOUNG DIPLOMATS: PRESIDENT MURMU
The Probationers of Indian Foreign Service  called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today .
Addressing the probationers, the President said that there could not be a better time to be an Indian diplomat. India’s role and influence in the international arena is expanding rapidly - both as a driver of global growth and as a strong voice in global governance. Today, the international community is looking towards India for solutions to complex global challenges: be it sustainable growth, climate change, cyber security, dealing with disasters or combating extremism and terrorism. She said that this presents unprecedented opportunities along with new challenges for young diplomats like them.
The President said that as the young officers prepare to discharge the responsibilities, they should keep in mind that the ultimate aim of all their efforts and activities abroad should be fostering growth and development in their own country. She said that they have to work with officers of other civil services hand-in-hand to attain the larger goal of greater prosperity of India. She further said that they must carefully cultivate and promote the important role played by the 33 million strong Indian Diaspora around the world. She highlighted that consular services and community outreach must be delivered with sensitivity and a humane touch. She urged officers to regularly meet Indian community members, and look after their welfare.
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Ministry of Education
MHRD to organize National Workshop on School Education
In a first of its kind event the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource and Development  is organizing a two-day National Workshop on School Education from 6th November, 2017 to 7th November, 2017 to bring together key stakeholders from various NGOs, private sector and individuals to deliberate on key themes in the education sector.
The National Workshop will be graced by Shri Prakash Javadekar, Union Human Resource Development Minister, Shri Upendra Kushwaha, the Minister of State for School Education & Literacy, and Dr. Satya Pal Singh, Minister of State for Higher Education.
Besides the three ministers, the workshop will also have other eminent dignitaries in the Secretary and Special Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy & other Senior Officers of MHRD as well Principal Secretaries/Secretaries of States.
The workshop will focus on the five themes of Digital Education, Physical Education, Value Education, Life Skills Education and Experiential Learning. Over the course of two days a total of 157 organizations/experts will be making their point via presentations.
The participants will be divided theme-wise and detailed discussion would be held amongst the participants who would create an actionable roadmap that will be presented to the Hon’ble HRM.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
123.25 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
Recovery Rate currently at 98.35%; Highest since March 2020
10,116 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,40,18,299
6,990 new cases in the last 24 hours; lowest in 551 days
India's Active caseload stands at 1,00,543; lowest in 546 days
Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.29%; Lowest since March 2020
Daily positivity rate  less than 2% for last 57 days
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 1% for last 16 days
64.13 cr Total Tests conducted so far
Ministry of Coal
Coal Ministry Conducts E-Auction of Eight Mines of Five States Under Commercial Coal Mining Auction
Total Coal Reserves of These Mines 2157.48 Million Ton
The Nominated Authority, Ministry of Coal conducted e-auction of eight coal mines here today and the details of the mines are as under: -
- Five coal mines are fully explored and three mines are partially explored mines
- The total geological reserves for these eight coal mines are 2157.48 Million Tonnes 
- Cumulative Peak Rate Capacity  for these coal mines is 19.31 million ton per annum.
The results for Day- 1 are as under:
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S. No.
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Name of the Mine
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State
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PRC 
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Geological Reserves 
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Closing Bid Submitted by
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Reserve Price 
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Final Offer 
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1
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Sursa
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Chhattisgarh
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NA
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72.55
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Madhya Bharat Minerals Private Limited/333702
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4.00
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5.50
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2
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Dahegaon/Makardhokra-IV
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Maharashtra
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1.61
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121.00
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Avassa Ferro Alloys Private Limited/332977
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4.00
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5.50
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3
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Basantpur
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Jharkhand
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NA
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200.00
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Gangaramchak Mining Private Limited/148095
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4.00
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5.00
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4
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Bandha North
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Madhya Pradesh
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NA
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500.00
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Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited/64702
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4.00
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15.75
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5
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Marki Mangli-IV
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Maharashtra
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0.20
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3.42
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Sobhagya Mercantile Limited/321854
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4.00
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6.00
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6
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Jitpur
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Jharkhand
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2.50
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81.10
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Terri Mining Private Limited/327195
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4.00
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7.00
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7-8
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Rampia & Dip Side of Rampia
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Odisha
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15.00
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1179.41
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Jhar Mineral Resources Private Limited/231029
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4.50
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9.50
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Ministry of Defence
VICE ADMIRAL ADHIR ARORA, NM ASSUMES CHARGE AS CHIEF HYDROGRAPHER TO THE GOVT OF INDIA
Vice Admiral Adhir Arora, NM has taken charge as the Chief Hydrographer to the Govt of India from Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar, AVSM, NM who superannuated on 30 Sep 21.
Vice Admiral Adhir Arora was commissioned in the Executive branch of the Indian Navy in 1985. As a specialist Hydrographer, he has undertaken hydrographic surveys in and across India and Indian Ocean Region . Whilst in command of INS Sutlej, the ship was the first to arrive off Galle Port in Sri Lanka for Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief operations post Tsunami in 2004. He also has the rare distinction of undertaking foreign co-operation surveys in Mauritius, Seychelles and Kenya whilst in command of INS Sarvekshak. These include high sensitive marine ecological areas, continental shelf and pioneer surveys. He was also the co-chair for the 3rdIndo – Mauritius hydrographic cooperation meeting in 2008.
During his staff appointment, he was been responsible for maritime boundaries aspects including representing India in the Permanent Court of Arbitration  at the Hague, Netherlands during the arbitration with Bangladesh. He also steered the ship building project of new construction ships with state of art systems. He is a graduate of NDA, Khadakvasla and alumni of DSSC, Wellington. During his Naval Higher Command Course he was also awarded the M.Phil from Mumbai University. He has authored various professional papers and has been taking keen interest in evolving scenario on maritime boundary issues.
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Chandigarh to host second Agricultural Deputies Meeting of AWG
Delegates from 19 member countries and 10 international organizations to discuss sustainable agriculture and food security
Chandigarh, 28th March 2023: The second Agricultural Deputies Meeting of the Agricultural Working Group  is all set to take place from 29th to 31st March 2023 at Chandigarh. The event will see the participation of delegates from 19 member countries, 10 invited countries and 10 international organizations.
Speaking about the upcoming event, Ritesh, Joint Secretary , Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said, "The second Agricultural Deputies Meeting of AWG is an important platform for countries to come together and discuss ways to ensure sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition. We are honored to host the event in Chandigarh and look forward to fruitful discussions."
Rajinder Chaudhry, Additional Director General of PIB Chandigarh, added, "The AMIS Rapid Response Forum, which will be held on the first day of the meeting, is an important initiative to address the food market situation and identify capacity building needs. We hope that this forum will provide a vision for the future progress of the initiative."
During the second and third day of the meeting, member countries will focus on drafting the Communiqué which will address four thematic areas, namely food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture with a climate smart approach, inclusive agricultural value chains and food systems, and digitalization for agricultural transformation.
(Apart from the discussions, delegates will also get to experience the rich cultural heritage of Chandigarh through a visit to the food festival at Rock Garden, excursion to Sukhna lake, followed by a gala dinner and a visit to Yadavindra Gardens at Pinjore.
The event promises to be a platform for countries to come together and work towards a sustainable future for agriculture and food security.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
UIDAI scaling up capacity building of Aadhaar operators to further improve residents’ experience
100 more workshops to be conducted this year
Unique Identification Authority of India  has embarked on a nationwide capacity building drive to augment efficiency of thousands of Aadhaar operators across the country.
The exercise will strengthen the ecosystem further by making the operators aware of latest changes in policies/procedures in the Aadhaar ecosystem and cut down errors at operator level during enrolment, updates and authentication processes. Most importantly, it will further improve experience of residents.
As part of the initiative, the UIDAI has already conducted nearly two dozen training sessions in several States and Union Territories including in North-Eastern States in the past few months. As operators work at the ground level, and are responsible for enrolment, update and authentications, it is imperative that they possess a sound understanding of processes, guidelines and policies.
The training sessions already conducted have equipped nearly 3,500 operators and master trainers with the latest knowledge, and mechanisms of enrolment, update and authentication processes. They can initiate the process of knowledge dissemination and spread the acquired information further as well.
Besides, over 100 more such full-day training sessions will be conducted by the UIDAI during the current year across all the States and Union Territories.
A robust knowledge of Aadhaar ecosystem and behavioral change by these partners will help in giving more empathetic and improved experience to residents at enrolment/update centres across the country.
Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department conducts searches in Tamil Nadu
The Income Tax Department conducted searches on 10/11/2020 in the case of a leading wholesale bullion and Gold Jewellery dealer doing business from Chennai. The search operation was carried out at 32 premises located in Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Coimbatore, Salem, Trichy, Madurai and Tirunelveli.
The evidence unearthed include unaccounted stock maintained by the assessee at various places. Around 814 kg of excess stock valued at around Rs. 400 crore was identified and would be brought to tax. Since it is a business stock, the same could not be seized as Income-tax Act, 1961 restrains seizure of business stock. The data from the system maintained by the group shows a net income of Rs.102 crore outside books for the financial year 2018-19 alone. The data for financial years 2019-20, 2020-2021 available in the system is being culled out using forensic tools. Similarly, the excess stock of 50 kg found in the business premises of related concerns was not seized, but identified for quantification of unaccounted income.
The group has been maintaining a custom made package called Jpac to cleverly conceal the true facts of the business. The goods were transported by raising bills/invoices as rough estimation, which would be destroyed on delivery of goods. The data so obtained will be used to unearth the unaccounted transactions of other parties based on the data extracted. Forensic experts using specialised tools are culling out more data to reach a final quantification of unaccounted income.
The searches, so far, have resulted in the detection of undisclosed income of more than Rs. 500 crore. In fact, the assessee has made voluntary disclosure of Rs. 150 crore out of the undisclosed income detected so far. Investigation into the non-business investments of the group and use of accommodation entries to reduce profits is also in progress.
Ministry of Defence
AFWWA celebrations at head quarter Western Air Command: Subroto Park, New Delhi
Mrs Devika Harikumar, President Air Force Wives Welfare Association  and wife of Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Air Command, kick started the AFWWA celebrations at Subroto Park with all the 47 President AFWWA  of the Command being present. AFWWA at local station level is headed by the wife of the Air Officer Commanding/ Station Commander of the station.
A plethora of activities including future plans for each station was lined up for the ladies. The day started with the board meeting which was presided over by Mrs Kamalpreet Dhanoa, President AFWWA and wife of Chief of the Air Staff.
The main attraction of the day was the grand fete and Mela organised at the Subroto Park sports ground. The ground had a colourful air about it with approximately a hundred stalls from all over North India presenting their wares for sale and exhibition. In all, the area represented a mini India, of sorts. A big hit among the tiny tots were the free rides andinflatable slides put up at the venue. For the women, of course, it was the shopping of goodies from all over north India ‘under one roof’. The proceeds from the Mela go to fund welfare activities of the AFWWA in WAC.
The event would be on for two days, concluding on 03 Nov 18 at 1800 hrs. The event is also open to civilians who wish to visit.
“I am happy that we have been able to get all the presidents of AFWWA at one place. It also gives us the opportunity to discuss our future plans for the organisation and review our work done in the current year. The Mela was to give the event a festive mood since the time is just right for one” said Mrs Devika Hari Kumar the lead mind behind this event.
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